Nate Swick is the Communications Coordinator at Visit Indy. Find him at a local concert venue, hip-hoppin’ to some Fetty Wap or swaying to a Tim McGraw song. Catch him at an Indianapolis Indians baseball game, a local brewery, or out on the golf course hacking away. Big supporter of the Butler Bulldogs, outdoor activities and all things Indy.

2017 Indy 500 Entry List

Now less than two weeks out from the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500, where 300,000+ people will gather to watch 33 drivers compete to have their name added to the star-studded list of Indy 500 Champions. Drivers come from seven different states and 12 countries this year. They’ve worked their entire lives to get to this point. Let’s break down the 2017 Indy 500 Entry List.

Driver: Simon Pagenaud

Car #1

Hometown: Montmorillon, France

Age: 33

6th Indy 500

Fun Fact: Is a red wine and car enthusiast who owns a Porsche Cayman, several vintage muscle cars and a wine cellar in France.

Driver: Josef Newgarden

Car #2

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Age: 26

6th Indy 500

Fun Fact: Loves fashion and modeling. Was the only model in an eight-page spread feature in the spring 2016 issue of Pattern magazine.

Driver: Helio Castroneves

Car #3

Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Age: 42

17th Indy 500 (3-time winner)

Fun Fact: Is one of only nine drivers, and the only active driver, to have won the Indy 500 at least three times.

Driver: Conor Daly

Car #4

Hometown: Noblesville, IN

Age: 25

4th Indy 500

Fun Fact: Conor’s face is one of several on the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s billboard in New York City's Times Square.

Driver: Juan Pablo Montoya

Fun Fact: Builds and flies model airplanes, also enjoys building and operating radio controlled cars/helicopters.

Driver: Sage Karam

Car #24

Hometown: Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Age: 22

4th Indy 500

Fun Fact: Is a big pet guy. Has three Goldendoodles and two cats.

Driver: Takuma Sato

Car #26

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Age: 26

8th Indy 500

Fun Fact: Became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race.

Driver: Marco Andretti

Car #27

Hometown: Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Age: 30

12th Indy 500

Fun Fact: Operates a successful real estate business in his “spare time”.

Driver: Ryan Hunter-Reay

Car #28

Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Age: 36

10th Indy 500 (2014 winner)

Fun Fact: Co-founded Racing for Cancer charity in honor of his mother, who died of colon cancer in 2009.

Driver: Fernando Alonso

Car #29

Hometown: Oviedo, Spain

Age: 35

First Indy 500 (Rookie)

Fun Fact: In what came as a shock to many, Alonso skipped out on Formula One's Monaco Grand Prix and joined Andretti Autosport as a one-off for this year’s Indy 500.

Driver: Zach Veach

Car #40

Hometown: Stockdale, OH

Age: 22

1st Indy 500 (Rookie)

Fun Fact: Released his first book, ’99 Things Teens Wish They Knew Before Turning 16’ and has even appeared on NBC’s ‘The Today Show’.

Driver: Buddy Lazier

Car #49

Hometown: Vail, Colorado

Age: 49

20th Indy 500 (1996 winner)

Fun Fact: Since 2007, the Indy 500 is the only race Lazier has participated in.

Driver: Jack Harvey

Car #50

Hometown: Bassingham, England

Age: 24

1st Indy 500 (Rookie)

Fun Fact: Has already won ten driver championships and is on industry experts' lists as “one to watch”.

Driver: Pippa Mann

Car #63

Hometown: Ipswich, England

Age: 33

6th Indy 500

Fun Fact: Was the first female to win a pole at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when she won the pole for the Firestone Freedom 100.

Driver: Jay Howard

Car #77

Hometown: Basildon, England

Age: 36

4th Indy 500

Fun Fact: Also runs a driver-coaching program where he trains up-and coming drivers on skills and safety.

Driver: Charlie Kimball

Car #83

Hometown: Camarilli, California

Age: 32

7th Indy 500

Fun Fact: First driver to win the Verizon IndyCar Series with Type 1 diabetes.

Driver: Gabby Chaves

Car #88

Hometown: Bogota, Columbia

Age: 23

3rd Indy 500

Fun Fact: After winning the 2014 Indy Lights championship, Gabby moved on to the Verizon IndyCar Series, where he went on to win the Indy 500 Sunoco Rookie of the Year award and Indycar Rookie of the Year Title.

Driver: Alexander Rossi

Car #98

Hometown: Nevada City, California

Age: 25

2nd (2016 winner)

Fun Fact: Won the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500, becoming the first rookie to win the 500 since 2001 and the first American rookie to win at Indianapolis since 1928.

Nate Swick is the Communications Coordinator at Visit Indy. Find him at a local concert venue, hip-hoppin’ to some Fetty Wap or swaying to a Tim McGraw song. Catch him at an Indianapolis Indians baseball game, a local brewery, or out on the golf course hacking away. Big supporter of the Butler Bulldogs, outdoor activities and all things Indy.